Uncle from America
Category
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Strýček z AmerikyCzech title
Strýček z AmerikyEnglish title
Uncle from AmericaSynopsis
Billy the tramp breaks into a postal van and takes a letter addressed to farmer Rohn in which the latter is invited to Brno by his relations Jan and Maria. Billy finds his way into Europe hidden in the plane of a famous pilot, Loppy, he checks into a hotel in Brno and carelessly causes a fire. The police take him to the home of who they believe to be his relations, Jan and Marie. Billy is warmly welcomed and the young couple take great care of him. They arrange for him to have his hair cut and have him measured for a suit and they prove to be exemplary hosts. Billy, however, behaves impolitely in public and embarrasses Jan and Marie. The couple only just hide their intolerance with the vision of their American uncle's large property. After some time, however, farmer Rohn, their real uncle, appears unexpectedly. Thus Billy's carefree days are over. Jan and Marie throw him out but Billy then leaves for his next adventure without a care in the world.
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Cast
Oskar Bloch
tulák Billy
Otmar Indra
továrník Jan Hezký /Hans Schön/
Regina Anderle
továrníkova žena Marie /Erika Schön/
Kurt Köhler
farmář Bedřich Rohn /Friedrich Rohn/
Rudolf Carl
detektiv Čmuchal Všudybyl /Chapper/
Ilma Roger
kuchařka
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Director
Screenstory
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Director of Photography
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Production info
Original Title
Strýček z Ameriky
Czech Title
Strýček z Ameriky
English Title
Uncle from America
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 31 May 1930
Premiere
premiere 4 May 1932 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Universum /1 týden/ a Metro /1 týden/, Brno)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
69 min
Original length in metres
1 960 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
tinting, black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
